Turkish hamster

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iTurkish Hamster
Conservation status
Least concern (LR/lc)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Superfamily: Muroidea Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Cricetinae Genus: Mesocricetus Species: M. brandti
Binomial name
Mesocricetus brandti (Nehring, 1898)

The Turkish hamster Mesocricetus brandti is a species of hamster closely related to the golden hamster. It is used as laboratory animal in scientific research, but is not widely available on the pet market. It is available to pet owners in the US, though it is less popular than the Syrian or "Golden Hamster" due to its more aggressive temperament. It doesn't seem to be available in Europe, at least not to the wide public.

[edit] References

• Baillie (1996). Mesocricetus brandti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.

[edit] External links

• The Turkish hamster
• Turkish Hamsters aka Brandt's hamster, or Azerbajaini hamster